By Karu F. Daniels, AOL Black Voices
Not only is he black, have an attitude and uses homophobic rhetoric, Isaiah Washington has the nerve to have bad credit.
What a catch.
Luckily for all you eligible women out there, his wife Jenisa Marie took him off the market long ago because before he hit the primetime jackpot on 'Grey's Anatomy,' he was having some serious cash-flow problems.
Or so said Star magazine.
In a recent issue of the glossy tabloid, a report was published about how the fiery thespian -- of movies such as Spike Lee's 'Get on the Bus,' 'Clocker' and 'Girl 6' -- struggled financially before making (and subsequently losing) his estimated $2.7 million salary.
"He was on the receiving end of a number of lawsuits from creditors looking for missing money,' the story stated about the NAACP Image Award winning actor.
When it rains it pours.
Although the Houston native seems to be on the road to career recovery with his recent casting on the series remake of 'Bionic Woman,' his dodgy financial past has come to light.
According to Los Angeles County Court documents uncovered by Star, the 'Love Jones' actor and his wife were sued for approximately $3,000 by the Beverly Hills radiology group Tower Magnetic. After a court trial, they were found liable and later paid the full amount.
In 2002, top talent agency ICM sued Washington for $25,000 in agent fees for getting him the gig on the movie 'Exit Wounds.' He reportedly only paid half the amount, which landed him in court to pay the rest. After a judge ruled in the agency's favor, the money still wasn't paid -- by a year later.
In 2003, the Ford Motor Credit Company took him to court to recover $8,340. The case was later settled.
And the big whammy came in 2005 when good old Uncle Sam (IRS) reportedly filed a federal tax lien on The Washingtons for an unpaid balance of $41.063 for back taxes. And just like the relentless rottweilers they are, the couple was forced to pay up in full five years later.
Aside from 'Bionic Woman,' Washington will play a Catholic priest in the indie film 'The Least of These.'


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By: Blacklace101 on 8/25/2007 10:55AM
CAN THIS FINALLY BE OVER ISIAH U CAN GO AND LIVE YOUR LIFE NOW.
THANK YOU LORD.
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By: AL on 8/29/2007 10:04PM
You are just wrong for even feeding into the nonsense by posting a man's personal business. Isaiah has said on numerous occasions that he was almost in financial ruin because he stopped being typecast into those "gansta" roles. He has been very open about his wife almost leaving him just before the point of being cast on Grey's Anatomy. But that is not for you to use as a method to cast him out because you yourself feel inferior.
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By: Pie on 8/29/2007 5:39PM
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You say that Isahia is putting the homosexual agenda before "his own people", but what you fail to realize is that (if the autor is gay) "his own people" are the homosexual people. There is a such thing as caring about homosexual and black issues for black persons.
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